American Idol returns for another season January 12

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1:23 pm, December 24th, 2009

While Simon Cowell’s future with “American Idol” is still up in the air, it’s just been announced that the new season will begin on January 12 and January 13, with four full hours of auditions from Boston and Atlanta.

Other auditions, which will air later, took place in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Orlando, and Los Angeles, and will feature guest judges Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Joe Jonas, Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry, and Shania Twain.

On February 17, it will be announced who the 12 male and 12 female semifinalists are, and voting will begin the following week.

And, of course, Ellen DeGeneres will be taking Paula Abdul’s seat.

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